Doctor Who, Cyrille Regis and the aftermath of a 1940 air raid - these were some of the stories rediscovered in our picture archives this week.

Every day on our letters page, we flashback to stories of yesteryear in our Remember When feature.

Do you recognise anyone? Perhaps you remember the stories?

Share your memories with letters@coventrytelegraph.net.

And read more about the week that was, October 6 to 14.

October 9, 1954

Miss Frances Roe, wardrobe supervisor at the Coventry Theatre, holds one of 10,000 costumes held by the wardrobe department, while her assistant Eunice Jenkins inspects the dress for damage.

October 10, 1984

Bobby Gould welcomes new signing Cyrille Regis to Coventry City with a cup of tea, served by catering staff members, Mary Shufflebotham (left) and Anne Hendrie.

Regis was a key part of the FA Cup winning team in 1987. His Coventry City career comprised 274 total appearances, producing 62 goals and earned him an FA Cup winners’ medal, three top ten finishes, and a 1990 League Cup semi-final.

October 11, 1979

Doctor Who drops in on Annie Osborn Junior School in Coventry with gifts for some lucky pupils. The doctor, alias actor Tom Baker, brought special cheer to seven-year-old Lia Morgan-Hayes, of Henley Green, who had her legs in plaster for five weeks owing to a hip condition.

Doctor Who gave Lia an autographed picture of himself and a copy of his new comic, Doctor Who Weekly.

October 12, 1940

Workers are pictured clearing up outside the F. W. Woolworth & Co store in Coventry following an air raid on October 12.

In this raid, the central area of the city suffered badly with a high explosive bomb scoring a direct hit on the City Arcade (on Messrs Adams, China Store).

Every shop front in the arcade was wrecked, 31 people were killed and more than 100 injured.

October 13, 1977

'Rover Workers Say No To Nights' - that's the message on dozens of placards.

Rover workers demonstrate outside Leyland House in Coventry, over proposals to introduce night shift working at the new Solihull assembly plant.

October 14, 1983

Who remembers Joey the kangaroo?

A symbol of two Coventry schools’ special links with Australia, here he is after being newly-restored and unveiled at a ceremony outside the entrance to Henry Parkes Infants and Junior Schools in Canley.

The statue had stood there for 30 years. However, mystery surrounds the fate of Joey, as when the school closed in 2003, there was only a concrete stump where Joey once stood.